[おとしがけ, otoshigake] (n) (1) lintel of the alcove in a tea room or a window in a shoin-style reception room; (2) cloud-shaped carving on the bottom of a transom; (3) (See 火鉢) metallic bowl used to hold the charcoal in a wooden hibachi [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Alcove \Al"cove\ (?; 277), n. [F. alc[^o]ve, Sp. or Pg. alcoba,
from Ar. al-quobbah arch, vault, tent.]
1. (Arch.) A recessed portion of a room, or a small room
opening into a larger one; especially, a recess to contain
a bed; a lateral recess in a library.
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2. A small ornamental building with seats, or an arched seat,
in a pleasure ground; a garden bower. --Cowper.
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3. Any natural recess analogous to an alcove or recess in an
apartment.
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The youthful wanderers found a wild alcove.
--Falconer.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
alcove
n 1: a small recess opening off a larger room [syn: {alcove},
{bay}]
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